St. Francis 2009 Pagani Vineyard Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley)

Country: US / Pagani Vineyard
Variety: Zinfandel California
Winery: St. Francis / Sonoma Valley

The vineyard has been a Zinfandel source to St. Francis, as well as other wineries, for years, but this is St. Francis’s best in a decade. The wine is fantastically concentrated in dried blackberry, blueberry, dark unsweetened chocolate, tobacco and elaborate spice flavors. Defines complexity in Zinfandel, although the very high alcohol will bother some people.